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Dec. 19, 1922.

M. L. VAN KEUREN.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

FILED MAR, 20, I922- Z SHEET5-SHEU yazafiarezv 5 Y Dec. 19,1922.

M. L. VAN KEUREN.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

2 SHEETS *SHEET 2.

FILED MAR- 20. I922.

I INVENTOR WWI -e21 BY g ATTdlfNEY Patented Dec. 19, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARVIN L. VAN REUBEN, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIlIGNOR TO INTERTYPE CORPORATION, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYBOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Application filed March 20, 1922. Serial No. 545,171.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Maavnv L. VAN lineman, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of ()nondaga and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to t pograpliical machines and more particular y to those of the line castin type as shown and described in Letters atent No. 436,532, granted September 16, 1890, wherein matrices released from a magazine are assembled in a'socalled assembling elevator and the line so assembled is transferred to a so-called first elevator which positions the line in front of a mold to enable a type bar or slug to be cast therefrom.

In the development of machines of this class matrices each bearing a single character were first used but later matrices each A bearing two characters located at different .levels theron came in to use and the ma chines were provided with means for assembling such matrices either at the usual or ower level or at an upper or auxiliary level and for presenting the matrices to the mold at either thedower or upper level to enable a cast to-be made from either the upper or lower matrix characters, as desired. Further developments of such machines were made to accommodate matrices having large face characters, which characters frequently extended into or over the fields previously occupied by the upper and lower characters of the previously used two-letter matrices, these large character matrices eing assemhled at the usual or lower level, and means was provided for positioning these large character matrices at an auxiliary level relatively to the mold, in order-to enable the type metal from the mold 0 properly reach all portions of such charac ers. The means thus provided included, amongst other parts, a so-called filler-piece, hich, when in operative position. functioned to arrest the movement of the first elevator when it reached that point in its descent at which the large character matrices occupied the auxiliary position, such filler-piece also functionine to control a so-called vise automatic? automatic being shown and described in the patenthereinbefore referred to.

However. in using machines constructed to assemble the ordinary matrices at either of two levels and also means for arresting the movement of the first elevator, when it reaches an auxiliary position, to enable casts to be made from such large character matrices, no provision was made to prevent assembling matrices at the upper level, while the filler-piece was set to arrest thefirst elevator at the auxiliary position, and if matrices so assembled were'brought to the mold under such conditions, damage to the matrices and probabl to the machine would result, due to the act that the matrices then would not register with the mold, and furthermore, should the operation of the ma chine continue. molten metal from the mold would squirt past the improperly positioned matrices.

The primary object of the tion is to provide means whic will prevent improper presentation of the matrices to the mold, and more particularly will either prevent assembling of matrices at the upper level in the assembling elevator, unless the resent invenz-asting mechanism is propely set to receive nmtrices so assembled or will prevent positioning of the assembled matrices at the auxiliary level relatively to the casting mechanism unless the assembling means is set to properly assemble the matrices there,- for, or both: and Where a filler-piece or equivalent means is employed to arrest the movement of the first elevator at an auxiliary level, the safety or controlling means will prevent assembling of the matrices at the upper level while the filler-piece occupies a position to arrest the first elevator at the auxiliary level, or will prevent setting of the filler-piece to arrest the first elevator at theauxiliary level while the assembling means is setto assemble matrices at the upper level, or will do both.

To these and other ends, the invention .consistsin certain improvements and combinations' and arrangements of parts, all as will he hereinafter more fully described, the few til) tttIBS of novelty being pointeil out particle lariy in the claims at the eml of the specilication.

In the aceolnpanying elraiving:-

Figure l is a top plan view of the assein lilin and first elevators and related parts of a machine of the linotype class, equipped with safety or controlling means constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure :i is a front elevation of the structure shown in Figure l; a

Figure I) represents on an enlargeil scale and in vertical section. the first elevator and vise nutoi tic anti the casting mechanism, illustrating the manner in which large char acter niatrives assembled at the usual or lower level are positioned at the upper or auxiliary level in front at the mohl;a1ul

Figure t represents a transverse section through the :ifihtillilliltfl elevator on the line l l "igiir 1! am] lmilt'ing toward the right, in that ligure,

Similar parts reieri-ine ehniat The resent invention iv erailx to typographical in: that t': may he assenil; either of two lezei ant! gi siiioneil at I llt'l of two levels ii: tit-lit of a niohl dillliilitl to crust a sing or type luir therelroin 'ihe :nrentiuu is partieulai'l applicaiile to machines of the well iiu iinntype' class and ti sh nvn so upplieii in the tit'c' lfnl instance. It is to he tll'i il rstooil. hi'iwi'ven that the invention is not restricted to the precise construction shown, as equivalent constructions are contemplated amt these will he lllt'lltllfitl within the scope of the :lilltftS in the eon.-;iriiei.ion shown 5 represents the so :tlle-l m-seml lin r ell-into! which may oiuesp inil Hllllislilllliitlly in its eonstructimi anti nioile il operation to assemhlirlg elevze tors generallv haul in nmehines of the lilnr "this lhisllif-l lliig elevator cmhannel J to receive nintrii-cs M and a they are iieliv rcil from the lIUX t n EHZHPUM tl line. The matrices ltl' previih-il with lugs uinears w on t upper iiiiil lower corners to sup port them within the assembling elevator. e iiuitriet-s eavh hear two type ehaimtere ii tell thereon at ilitlerent levels. means pi'muieil liy which these matrices may he zt seinhletl at either the ordinary or i n er level to bring the upper type char arter into use, or the may he assembled at an upper leve to bring; the lower type character thereon into use: in the present instzxuce. the =-$PlHllllH elevator is provided with a duplex rail 2- whiehis shiftzihle into and out. of the matrix rhannel of the elevutnr. this mil heing retracted when the uuiiriw are :EHNIlllllQtl at the usual or lower lez'rl. ut Ewing ailjustahle to project into the Iii-atria channel and thus serving to provide are designated l v the same was in the several views applienlile gel:-

hines wherein ers 5L a support for the matrices when the latter are assembled at the upper level. This shiftahle rail may be adjusted in different ways,

it being shown in the present instance as provided with handles 5 and 6 by which it may he set manually, these handles being mounted on a rock shaft T which is shiftahlo with the rail or the main portion thereof.

The line of matrices. when cmnplete is usually elevated by upward movement of the assemhling filEVblK-UL then transferred from the lattm, through the transfer channel i, to the jaws of the so-called first elevator 8 which functions to present the line of inatrices to the mold, preparatory to the mak- 89 ing of a cast therefrom. The jaws 8 of the first elevator, in machines adapted to handle two-letter matrices or matrices assembled at two tlifl'erent levels, are provided with rails 9 to support the matrices when the latter are assembled at the usual or lower level. and a supplemental rail 10 to support the matrices when assemhled at the up ;er level. and in handling such matrices t 1e first elevator must descend to its full extent in order to 90 properly position the matrices to the mold, irrespective of whether the matrices are asseinhleil at the lower or the upper level.

' lsuallyl, the face of the hotly oi the mold ll is formed with upper :iml lower grooves 12 and i?) to receive the ears or lugs on the lower corners of the lilatliees. when the lat-- ter are asseniblci'l at the upper and lower levels respectively, the lower or upper charae tea-s on the matrices heing therchy brought into register with the slot or cavity in the mold.

For adapting mach i nes of this class to la rge character matrices aml particularly those in which the type character was cxteiuletl so as to overlap partially or ivholly the field occupied by hot}! characters on the two letter matrices, means has heen provided for stopping the first elevator in an auxiliary position or a posiiion ahme that which it 10 occupies when the two letter matrices are in use, the purpose hein to position the extended (hai'actcr or characters so that the molten type metal from the imilil may better reach and ilistri'mite itself mer the extended area of the characters The means usually employed for stopping the first elevator in its auxiliary position compris s :1 swealletl tiller-piece 14 which is arranged to be interposed between the top of the \ise 1'20 frame 15 and the under side of the cap it? of the. first levator or in a position to he engaged by a. set screw or ailjnstahle stop 17 carried by the cap of the first. elevator.

AS shown. thptiller piece is fixell at one I311 end to a shaft til, the latter heing rotatable in a suitable hearing 1!] fiieii toihe top of the vise frame l5 and proviileilLwith a' handle 20 by which the shaft 18 may he rotated to swing the filler-piece NR either framd,

into a position beneath the cap of the vise this being the operative position of the filler-piece, or to swing the latter into an inoperative position so that the first elevator may descend to its full extent. A socalled vise automatic has been commonly used in machines of this class to stop the machine in the event that the line of matrices is not properly positioned relatively to the mold, the vise automatic including a verticirlly movable bar 21, the upper end 22 of which is arranged to be enga ed and pressed dmvnwardly by the cap 16 oi the first eleva tor or by a set screw or adjustable stop 23 carried by the cap, the bar 21 being dc piessed suflieiently to avoid stopping of the machine when the, rst elevator desrends to the proper extent, ui causing stopping of the machine it' the bar 21 not depressed or is not sutlicicntly depressed by the descent of the first elevator. o insure correct operation of the vise automatic when the tiller piece ll is set in position to arrest the first elevator at the auxiliary level, an arm or extension 24 is attached to the filler-piece. this extension having the same thickness as the hodv of the liller-piece, and this extention, when the filler-piece is in operative position, is interposed between the upper end of the rod 21 of the vise automatic and the stop 23 so that the vise automatic will be correctly operated to avoid stopping of the machine, provided the first elevator descends fully to the auxiliary level. It is to be understood that when the tiller piece 14 is swung into an inoperative position to permit descent of the first elevator to its normal or lowest level, the extension 24 is removed from operative relation with the up per end end 22 of the vise automatic and the latter will then function with respect to the operation of the first elevator at its normal or lowest level.

If it were attempted to assemble the ordinary two-letter matrices at the upper level and tomake a cast from matrices so assembled while the filler-piece is in position to arrest the first elevator at the auxiliary level, damage to the matrices and'probably to the machine would result, because these matrices would be received on the rail 10 in the first elevator, and hence they would not register with the face of the mold. the present invention, means is provided which prevents assembling of matrices in the assembling ,elevator at the upper level, unless the fillerloom or equivalent means for causing the rstelevator to stop at the auxiliary level is' rendered inoperative so that the first elevator will descend to its full extent, or prevents setting of the filler-piece in operative position .while the assembling means is set to assemble matrices at the upper level, or for mutually controlling the setting of the assembling means and the According to filler-piece or its equivalent. Preferably and as shown, a connection is provided between the filler-piece and the upper level assembling rail in the assemblin elevator, which means prevents this rail'f r om being set to assemble matrices at the up or level until the filler-piece has been move into inopera tive position, and also prevents setting of the filler piece in operative position to urrest the first elevator at its auxiliary position unless the upper level assembling rail is set for the assembling of matrices at the lower level. As shown, the shaft 7 which is movable with the upper level assembling rail 3 or the main part thereof, has an arm which is fixed thereon, and a dog 26 is provided, this dog being preferably pivoted at 27 to an adjacent stationary part of the machine and provided with a part 28 which is movable, by the pivotal movements of the dog 26 into and out of the path of the arm 25. By this arran ement, when the dog 26 is swung toward t. 1e right, incident to the setting of the filler piece in operative position, into the position shown in Figure 2, the part 28 of the dog will assume a position in the path of the arm 25, (assuming that the rail 3 is retracted to cause assembling of matrices at the lower level) and 'then the rail 3 cannot be shifted into a position for the assembling of matrices at the upper level but the dog 26 can not be swung into this position if the rail 3 is in operative position for assembling of matrices at the upper level, as such movementof the dog would be blocked by the arm 25 which would then be in its path; and when the dog 26 is swung toward the left in Figure 2 to set the filler-piece in inoperative position, the part 28 of the dog will be withdrawn from the path of the arm 25 and the rail 3 can then be shifted into a position for the assembling of matrices at the upper level. The position of the dog 26 is determined automatically according to the position occupied by the filler piece 14. In the con struction shown, a reciprocattwy bar 29 is attached at one end, as by the pivot 30, to

the dog 26, the bar being shiftable endwise in a groove 31 which maybe formed in the top of the vise cap 15 and the opposite end 32 of the bar extends through an openin in the bearing 19 and bears against the she t 18 under the action of a tension spring 33. The shaft 18 at this point is flattened or recessed, as at 34, so that'when the filler piece is in inoperative position, the end 32 of the bar 29 will en age the recessed or flattened ortion of t e shaft and timber a( :t-. ing on or the influence of the sprin33 will 12% shaft the dog 26 toward the left in igure 2 and thus withdraw the portion 28 "thereof from-f'the path of the arm 25. The rail 3 can then be shifted for the assemblia .of matrices at, thcupper level. Whqe w Even the {Ellen-piece is moved into n ienitiw pusitiun. iiw unrvcv mi portion of the 5hat't 1H wilt lham' (m H i and 315 Hf Hm hay and HR latter wiii he HPflilfiWill'Li the right 'ni'iuging tiw dug Lt? inn: :1 msitiun wimru ifa pul'tiun .25 is in tin path ut' thi Mm if?) and [iI&Ikl,J Mocks this :nm 11m! mmmnvnt (assuming the mii Ii is ifitiiL'Ek-l'i Us vuuiw msmniiling uf liltliiit"i"-2 at the ham-a- Level} ii!((F'ilSUllHk'lik'G of w i (h the mil 1'; will in: inckwi against movement in a liiw-ctiun to (:lilrlfassembling of nmtrit s a! the 13mm iPVti: but if the mi is set for 11w (P1411311- ning 0f matrix-vs :lt riiufi umwr im'vl at the tims 111v liii fl' pieve is tn he beiin npvi'u ti-)I1 ll1earm 25 will Muck amt 5n U ml mmu mi'nt ut' the dog :26 until ti wit 3 has it Th1 pmithms nt' H2 mmmlf 111! 311* Hammett automntw mini 31H? with tilt n'wwmernta vi the [Mg zf'g in thv prev H? im flmwcl positively when 11w tiliu' view :5 mime? tam-@2111 upvmtive p0 :51

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iii and. spavsis Em il is. gown-m3: at {in first vievatm' ii-wanting assemhlmz mg meflmnism. with? iewi m: at an auxiliary ilVEi; and 1: I aim) lruinliierswrnt thatrtiw HUUHJQ i that: fii'st eievatur t0 pmsent HSSQIIIhiiB-Li man-3w; to the misting Ill'tfilitlliHH'I, 91th?! :11, tin hm- 11ml Hr at art auxiliary lvvPl is QjflK'PlH P-t m" (ending m the setting (if the umhhm: litmus. In other worlls, [he in r-wntmi 18 provided between tlw :mwmhling m; and in mezmx which Pf'iiifltb the assmnhmi mntrU-Ps to the casting: met-112mm. Yuk nusly. tlnrsafety devioe would be mnstnwtmi 59 that nnly fill setting m" the assembling means is guvvl'nm'i agvm'ding tn the wtting 01'' {hr first 010 atom and it will aisn 1w uh rim; that the I'iiViW ifilliii 1w Sn WHIHHEH'i'k'li that Mitt) the ,wtting '5' the first vim-Mm \Hlliiii hr minimum} lw-m'iling tn thv w: ting hf ha= assembling: means; in inivrtivel ing set to present assembled matrices at relatively (lifl'erent levels to the mold, of means governed by the setting of one of said devices to control the setting of the other device. 8. In a, typographical'machine embodying a device capable of being set to assemble matrices in relatively different ways and a device capable of being set to present assembled matrices to the casting mechanism in reladifferent ways, a safety device governe by the setting of said matrix presenting device to govern the setting of the ma,- trix assembling device. r 9. In a typographical machine embodying assembling mechanism having means for setting it to assemble matrices at either an upper or a lower level and a first elevator having means for setting it to present assembled matrices to the casting mechanism at either a normal or an auxiliary level, a safety device operativeto prevent setting of the assembling mechanism to assemble matrices at the upper level while the first elevator is set to present matrices to the mold at an auxiliary level.

10. In a typographical machine embodying an assemb ing mechanism having means capable of being set to assemble matrices at a lower or an upper level and a device having means capable of being set to cause such means to present assembled matrices to the casting mechanism at either a normal or an auxiliary level, a safety device governed in accordance with the settin; of said matrix presenting device and operative to prevent setting of the assembling mechanism to assemble matrices at the upper level while the matrix presenting means is set to present matrices at the auxiliary level.

11. In a typographical machine embodying means capable of being set to a assemble matrices at either an upper or a lower level, and means capable of bein set to present matrices to the casting mec anism at-either a normal or an auxiliary level, a safety de vicegoverned by the setting of the assentbling means to prevent setting of the. matrix presenting means to present matrices to the casting mechanism at the auxiliary level while the assembling means is set to assemble matrices at the u er level.

12. In a typograp ical machine embodying means capable of being set to cause assembling of matrices at relatively different levels. and means capable of being set to present matrices at relatively different levels to the casting mechanism, a safet intercontrol embodying a member mutua ly controlled by the setting devices of the respective means to correlate the o eration thereof.

In testimony w ereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARVIN L. VAN KEUREN.

lVitnessesz- JULIA L. HEENAN, M. L. HIGGINS. 

